Late July Musings

Thoughts while struggling through an afternoon meeting?who thinks late afternoon meetings are a good for anybody? Why can't the Jets trade for Favre and then ship him to the Vikings? I'm sure Packers' GM Ted Thompson would ask any team that he makes a deal with to not turn around and trade Favre to Chicago or Minnesota but really, who cares about Ted Thompson's feelings? The only way Kellen Clemens beats out Chad Pennington is due to injury. Of course, Chad tends to get hurt. I'm trying to come up with a New York scenario that would get a half of the attention that the Brett Favre situation is getting. The best I could come up with is if Derek Jeter retired, changed his mind and Joe Girardi said "Sorry, Derek, but it's Wilson Betemit's time," and then offered to trade him to the Padres or Astros. Doesn't it seem like the Yankees have more roster space than every other team? The Yankees should only pay Robinson Cano after the All Star Break. It's nice to see a team actually try to get something in return from the Yankees in a trade. But Seattle, you're trading Jared Washburn, he's not exactly the second coming of Nolan Ryan. No Tiki, no Strahan and no Shockey. Who on the Giants inherits the job throwing the coaches under the bus or screaming at a reporter after a tough loss? I nominate Antonio Pierce. A friend of mine who is a Mets fan told me she wants nothing to do with Manny Ramirez. I couldn't disagree more. I think it's a pipe dream to even think the Mets have a shot to get him. But, if the he some how did end up in Flushing, I would be giddy to have him in the middle of the Mets line-up. I don't think it's a good sign when a 19 year old small forward has a bad back. I understand that the Balkman deal is a small piece of a long term plan. It just just felt a little like a move for the sake of making a move.